Champions League Final - Manchester United vs. Chelsea - Football Globalization in its Best Level
Monday, 19 May 08, 07:59 PM
The stage in Moscow is ready to host the Champions League final match and by now so are the main attractions - Chelsea and Manchester United.
The first two British teams meet in the final. The same two teams that fought for the Premier League title this season and definitely two of the most "international"squads in the world today.
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Chelsea's squad brings together players from 14 different nationalities and with a Russian owner The Blues might as well add a 15th fan nation to support them. The ruski.
On their list of main foreign players Chelsea has:
- Peter Cech (Czech Republic)
- Makelele, Malouda and Anelka (France)
- Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal)
- Drogba and Kalou (Ivory Coast)
- Essien (Ghana)
- Ballack (Germany)
- Beletti and Alex (Brazil)
- Schevchenko (Ukraine)
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Manchester United's list of "internationals" is not too far behind. The Red Devils have 13 different nationalities on their squad and with the success in this season's EPL, ManU arrives in Moscow with the "favourites" badge.
Besides that the team has probably the most popular European footballer at this moment. Cristiano Ronaldo is at the top of his game and filled with desire to crown his amazing season with the most important club title of the continent.
Ryan Giggs is another player on the ManU squad that has an extra reason to celebrate in case his team wins the Champions League. It will be his 759th appearance wearing the red shirt of United. He will then beat Sir Bobby Charlton record.
Along with the Portuguese star, Ronaldo, and the Wales born Ryan Giggs, other international players are crucial for ManU's title ambitions.
- Van der Saar (Holland)
- Saha and Silvestre (France)
- Anderson (Brazil)
- Fletcher (Scotland)
- Tevez (Argentina)
- Park (South Korea)
It's a Champions League Final with World Cup level players.
Who will be the ultimate star of the match in your opinion?
On Wednesday I'll be following and reporting my impressions live here on Samba Soccer Club.
Stay tuned!!!
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Manchester United will win the final with by a score of 1-0.
Chelsea is gonna win cause they are so much betta than man u!!! Firstly ronaldo dives all the time, he is maybe quite good but drogba and anelka are so much betta! They should have won the Premier League.. they deserve to win the champions league...
no arush!!! chelsea is so much betta... I swear they deserve to win so much more than man u!! Chelsea proved that they could come back to the score and win in the semi final of the champions league against Liverpool...
I think that Manchester United will win. They already proved their dominance in the UK by winning the premier league, which some consider to be the best league in the world. Drogba is a diver, he always acts weak and then goes down when the situation doesn't favor him. Ronaldo is the best in the world. Glory Glory Man United!
no arush!!! chelsea is so much betta... I swear they deserve to win so much more than man u!! Chelsea proved that they could come back to the score and win in the semi final of the champions league against Liverpool...Chelsea is not weak... they r really good and have loads of amazing french players.
United are gonna win because we have so much better talent! ronaldo might go down easy but hes the best player in the world and drogba dives 2 so shut the fuck up! UNITED UNITED UNITED!
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I'm hoping for a good exhibition from both sides tomorrow but I will turn the TV off if Crynaldo starts diving and ruining the match.
hahaha... you are a funny guy Stephen... You really hate Cristiano Ronaldo uh? He might be the one making the difference tomorrow!